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Relief with cartouches of Psammuthis

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Description

Relief, King Psammuthis. Late Period, Dynasty 29, reign of Psammuthis, 393 B.C. Sandstone. H. 37.3 × W. 45.2 × D. 9.5 cm, 21.6 kg (14 11/16 × 17 13/16 × 3 3/4 in., 47.6 lb.). From: Karnak, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1927.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Stone relief fragment showing hieroglyphic inscriptions and an oval cartouche-like element within an incised panel.

The image shows a sandstone relief fragment with a roughly rectangular field bordered by remaining flat edges. The surface is weathered but numerous incised hieroglyphs remain visible, including a clear cartouche-like oval on the right/center and additional surrounding signs. A tall vertical column of text occupies the left side, while additional horizontal groupings run across the upper register. The central oval encloses signs that are not fully legible at this resolution, so the exact royal name cannot be securely transcribed. No painted pigment is visible; only carved, sunken hieroglyphic lines and shapes are present. No identifiable deities are certain from the visible motifs. The object appears consistent with a Late Period royal-cartouche relief fragment as catalogued, though specific name reading remains unclear.

royal Late Period (as catalogued) fragmentary
Materials sandstone (carved relief)
Signs cartouche (oval/enclosed royal name) incised hieroglyphic signs (multiple groups) ×20

Connections

Found at Karnak
Materials Sandstone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116387359 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 27.2.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 550896 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.